Hinge means



W. M. DWYER HINGE MEANS Sept. 2, 1941.

Filed Oct. 19, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet l Irwenfor Sept. 2, 1941. w. M. DWYER HINGE MEANS Filed Oct. 19, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 2,1941. w, DwYER 2,254,356

HINGE MEANS Filed Oct. 19, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 Willz'arn Mflwyer Irzvmtar.

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HINGE MEANS Filed Oct. 19, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Sept. 2, 1941 HINGE MEANS William M. Dwyer, Chicago, Ill., assignor to W. H.

Miner, Inc., Chicago, III., a corporation of Delaware Application October 19, 1939, Serial No. 300,218

15 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in hinge means, and more particularly hingemeans for removable floor racks of refrigerator cars.

One object of the invention is to provide hinge means for removable floor rack constructions for railway cars of the refrigerator type, hinged to the car walls inrsuch a manner that the rack sections may be readily detached for removal from the car when desired, to convert the latter for lading which does not require elevation from the floor.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a construction of the character described in the preceding paragraph, rugged hinge means of simple design which is readily detachable from the car wall.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a floor rack structure hinged to the side wall of the car, wherein the hinge means is designed to be readily detached from its mounting on the car wall to permit removal of th rack from the car, and wherein both the hinge means and its mounting are secured to the rack and car wall, respectively, in such a manner as to require a minimum of fastening elements, thereby greatly reducing the cost per car both in labor and material.

Other objects of the invention will more clearly appear from the description and claims hereinafter following.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the floor rack structure at one end of a refrigerator car, illustrating my improvements inconnection therewith, the floor rack structure being broken away at one side of the longitudinal center line of the car, the car Walls being shown partly in horizontal section and indicated in dotted lines. Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line 2-2 of Figure 1, certain parts being shown in elevation, and the major portions of the floor rack section, side wall and floor of the car being broken away. Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line 4-4 of Figure 2. Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating another embodiment of the invention. Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line 6-6 of Figure 7, showing still another embodiment of the invention. Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figure 6. Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line 8-8 of Figure 7. Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing still another embodiment of the invention. Figure 10 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line llllfl of Figure 9. Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustrating a still further embodiment of the invention, the section being on the line I Il I of Figure 13. Figure 12 is a horizontal sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line l2--l2 of Figure 11. Figure 13 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line I3--l3 of Figure 11. Figure 14 is a vertical sectional view, corresponding substantially to the line l4l4 of Figure 11.

In said drawings 20 indicates one end portion of a refrigerator car body, which is indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1. The car body is provided with the usual insulated walls, floor and roof, one of the side walls of said car being indicated by 2| and one of the end walls by 22.

As is common practice, each wall is composed of spaced apart outer and inner wall members, the inner member of the side wall which is shown in section in Figure 1 being indicated by 23 and that of the end wall being indicated by 24. One of the bulkheads or transverse partitions which separates the ice compartment at the end of the car from the remainder of the car is indicated in dotted lines and designated by 25. As is well understood by those skilled in this art, two such bulkheads are provided in each car, one at each end thereof, and the space between the bulkheads serves to accommodate the lading. When the car is used for lading requiring elevation of the floor, the entire floor space between the bulkheads is covered by the floor rack structure. It is common practice to employ a floor rack structure composed of a plurality of separate sections, comprising two sets, the sets being divided lengthwise of the car and each set being divided transversely of the car into sections.

The floor rack as shown in Figure 1 comprises a plurality of similar sections 26--26, one of which is illustrated substantially in full, but broken away transversely through the central portion to accommodate the same to the sheet of the drawings, other adjacent sections being shown broken away. The sections 2626 are arranged in sets at opposite sides of the center line of the car and cover the entire floor area which is available for lading. As is well understood, each complete set may be composed of any desired number of individual sections. Each section 26 comprises spaced transverse slats 2'l--21 ment, the hinge means being directly supported":

on and connected to the inner wall member 23 of said side wall 2|. j a My improved supporting hinge means A com- .prises broadly a supporting keeper or socket B fixed to the wall member 23; a hinge butt C secured to the floor rack; and'a hinge arm Dpivotally connected to the hinge butt and detachably connected to the supporting keeper B. A

The keeper B is preferably in the form of a casting having laterally extending securing ears 29-29. The keeper is seated in a recess provided in the wall member 23, asclearly shown in Figure 2, and is secured in place and fixed to the wall member 23 by bolts 30-30 or similar securing elements extending through the ears 29-29 and said side wall member, the ears 29-29'being set into the w'all'and pocketedto accommodate the nuts of the bolts, so that the same will not project beyond the inner surface of the wall member 23; The'keeper memberB,

which is in--the form of a socket, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, has top and-bottom walls 3| and- 32, front and rear walls 33 and- 34, and side walls 35-35. are substantially horizontally disposed, and the outer or forward end of the bottom wall pro vides around abutment shoulder 36 whereit merges with the front of the keeper. The front wall 3'3'is cut away at the'loWer-portio'n of the The top ancl bo ttom walls 3| and 32 'either from horizontal to' vertical position or keeper to provide a relatively wideopening 31 which corresponds in width to the interior of:

the socket m ember-of the keeper. -The wall 33 is centrally, vertically'slotted, as indicated at 38, to accommodate the hingearm D, as hereinafter will appear.

The hinge butt member- C, as most'clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, comprises an'elongated'plate member 39 having upstanding and,

laterally, outwardly projecting hinge ears 40-40 thereon. The hinge ears 49-40 are spaced laterally apart, as shown, toaccommodate the hinge arm D therebetween and are perforated to 're-f ceive the 'hinge'pin. The plate member 39 of the hinge buttC is secured to the outer vertical face of the outermost stringer 28 of the rack section 26 by a pair of bolts 4I-4I extending through said plate 39 at opposite ends thereof and through said stringer 28. The hinge butt is so positioned that the ears 40-40 thereof closely underlie adjacent slats 21-21 of said rack section with the opening between said ears aligned with the, opening between said. adjacent slats;

As shown, most clearly in Figure 4, the widthof the openingbetween the'ears 40-40-is substantially the same as the space between the ad-- jacent slats 21-21. r l

The hinge arm D is in the form of an elongated, angular, fiat, barlike member reenforced at opposite sides along its edges by'rib's 42-42.

The inner end of the arm -D extendsbetween'the ears 40-40 of -the hinge butt C and is pivotally' connected to said butt member by apin 43 ex V means A being entered through the opening 31' tween its ends, thereby providing a depending portion 45 formed with a shoulder 46 adapted to-seat on the shoulder 36 of the keeper B to lock said arm against downward swinging movement toward the side Wall of the car when the 'arm is anchoredto the keeper by the lugs. The arm D is of such a thickness that it passes freely through the slot 38 of the front wall of the keeper B and the lugs 44-44 of said arm are designed to pass freely through the opening 31. As will be ev-ident, when the hinge member is anchored to thekeeperBgasshownin Figures 1, 2, and 3, the arm D is maintained in fixed position at all times and especially during swinging movement of the rack section on the pivotal hinge member, by the lugs 44-44 of said arm being engaged in back of the front wall of said keeperand in abutment with thetop wall "of said keeper, and the shoulder 46 of said arm abutting the shoulder 36 of the-keeper, the'weight of the rack being sustained by the inner or hinged end of saidarm holding the latter in shouldered engagement with the "shoulder 36 of the keeper and prmsing the lugs 4'4-44 upwardly against the top wall of the keeper and outwardly against the front wall of the same.

Asshown in Figure 1, each floor rack section 26 is supported by the hinge means A in such a manner that it is reliably anchored to the car wall for swinging movement on its hinged axis,

ice for lading which does not require elevation from the floor, the rack sections 26-26 are de-' ta'ched and completely removed from the car,

thereby making available the maximum lading capacity of theca-r. rack sections-it is necessary merely to raise or lift the side of each section adjacent the wall of the car sothat the arm D of the hinge means may swing or d-rop downwardly until the lugs 44-44 thereof come intoalignment with the opening 31 of the corresponding keeper memher, and then pull the rack section away from the sidewall of the car, the lugs 44-44 thus passing through said opening, thereby entirely disconnecting the hinge arm from the keepermember." The rack section after being thus detached from the car wall is ready for complete removal from the car.

'To replace the rack section the reverse procedure is followed, the lugs 44-44 of each hinge of-the keeper "3- andengaged in back of the In detaching the different front wall of said keeper at opposite sides of the slot 38, the lugs 44-44 being passed through said opening 31 while the side of the rack adjacent the wall of the car is raised to a proper extent above the floor. As will be evident, when the rack section is subsequently lowered onto the floor, the outer end of the arm D is thrown into engagement with the shoulder 36 of the keeper B, thereby camming the arm upwardly and bringing the lugs 44- 34 into the position shown in Figure 2, engaged behind the front wall 33 of the keeper and bringing the shoulder 46 of the arm D into abutting relation with the shoulder 36 of the keeper.

Referring next to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, a hinge means and cooperating keeper member similar to and operating in substantially the same manner as the hinge means and keeper disclosed in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, is shown, but diifering from the latter in that additional means is employed for positively preventing disengagement of the hinge arm from the keeper.

As shown in Figure 5, the detachable hinge means comprises a keeper member, a hinge butt, and a hinge arm, corresponding to the keeper member B, hinge butt C, and arm D of Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, and also indicated respectively by B, C, and D. The different parts of the keeper B, hinge butt C, and the arm D are indicated in Figure 5 by the same characters as employed for the corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

The pocket of the keeper member B shown in Figure 5 is of greater vertical height than the pocket of the keeper shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive and has a bolt 41 extending into the same through the back wall 34 thereof, this bolt being engaged through the inner wall member 23 of the side wall of the car and projecting a short distance into the socket of the keeper. This bolt 41 is provided with a nut 48 which is threaded on said projecting end. The bolt 41 is so positioned that the nut 48 thereof, when threaded on saidbolt,acts as a stop to limit downward displacement of the trunnions .44 i4'of the arm D to an extent which will prevent the lugs from clearing the lower edge of the wall 33 of the keeper, thus preventing these lugs from' being brought into position to pass through the opening 31 of the keeper to be disengaged from the latter. The position of the bolt, however, does not prevent disengagement of the arm D from the pocket of the keeper when the nut is removed, sufficient clearance being provided between the threaded end of the bolt and the lower edge of the front wall 33 of the keeper to permit downward passage of the lugs 44-44 therebetween. As will be evident, so long as the nut 48 is in place on the bolt 4?, detachment of the hinge means from the socket is precluded, and when it is desired to remove the rack all that is required is removal of this nut to permit disengagement of the hinge means in'the manner hereinbefore described in connection with the structure disclosed in Figures .1 to 4 inclusive. 4

Referring next to the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figures 6, '7, and 8, a'hinge means, similar to the. hinge means hereinbefore described in connection with Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, is shown comprising a hinge butt and hinge arm substantially the same as the hinge butt C and the hingearm D described in connection with Figures 1 to 4 inclusiveand also indicated by C and D, respectively, and a hinge keeper E of dfierent design. In Figures 6, '7, and 8 the different parts of the hinge butt C and the hinge arm D are indicated by the same characters as the corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive. 7

The keeper E is in the form of a substantially circular cap, seated in a recess in the inner face of the inner wall member 23 of the sidewall of the car. The rear or inner wall of the cap is indicated by 49. The wall 49 is provided witha projecting central boss 50 which is internally threaded. The keeper E is fixed to the wall member 23 by a single bolt 5| which extends through said wall 23 and is threaded into the boss 50 of said keeper. The front wall of the keeper E is provided with a cruciform slot 52 having the armsof the cross disposed respectively horizontally and vertically. As shown, the horizontal portion of said slot, which portion is indicated by 53, is of greater length than the vertical portion thereof, which is indicated by 54. The portion 53 of the slot is of, such a size as to permit the lugs 44 of the arm D to pass freely therethrough, and the vertical portion 54 is of such a width as to freely accommodate the outer end portion of the arm D. The hinge arm D is anchored to the keeper E and disengaged from the same in the same manner as the arm D of the device shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is engaged with and disengaged from the keeper B, to connect the rack section to the car and remove the same therefrom.

Referring next to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 9 and 10, a hinge means of a design somewhat similar to the hinge means shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is disclosed and which operates in substantially the same manner, the only difference being that a keeper of a different design than the keeper B of Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is employed. The

structure shown in Figures 9 and 10 comprises a keeper member F seated in the side wall of the car, a hinge butt secured to the rack 26, and a hinge arm connected to said butt and anchored to the keeper, said hinge butt and hinge arm being similar to the hinge butt C and the hinge arm D hereinbefore described in connection with Figures 1 to 4 inclusive and being also respectively indicated by C and D.

In Figures 9 and 10 the difierent parts of the hinge butt C and the arm D are indicated by the same reference characters as used for the corresponding parts in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

The keeper member F is in the form of a circular cap seated in a recess in the inner side of the wall member 23 of the car. The back wall of the keeper F, which is indicated by 55, is provided with a central, inwardly projecting boss 56. The boss 55 is interiorly threaded to receive the threaded end of a bolt 51 by which the keeper is secured to the wall 23. The bolt 51 extends through the side wall 23 of the car and the boss 56, the threaded end thereof projecting within the pocket of the keeper beyond the boss 56. A nut 58 threaded on the projecting end of said bolt prevents disengagement of the lugs 44-44 from the keeper F in the same manner as the nut 48 of the bolt 4'! disclosed in connection with Figure 5 prevents disengagement of the lugs 4444. The. front wall of the keeper member F, which front wall is indicated by 59, is provided with a cruciform slot 68, the crossing sections of which areof the same length. Each of the sections of the I slot 69 is, of a width to eitherfreely accommodate the outer end of' the arm D or permit free pa ssage of the lugs 44-44 msaid arm therethrough;

It will thus be-seenthat'the keeper member will be in operative positiontohave thearm D anchored thereto regardless of whichportion ofthe slot 68 is disposed horizontally, botlrportions of the slot permitting the lugs 4 4 -44- to pass therethrough. In securing the keeper member F in position, the bolt 51 is first engaged through clamped against the inner wall of'the' receiving recess, it will require less than a quarter turn tobring the other portion. of saidslot to truehorizontal position; and slight tightening only of the keeper is necessary to permit therequired" ro tation of the keeper on the threads of the bolt. It will thus be evident that the cruciform arrangement of slot provides for a latitude of ad justment which will permit tight clamping of the keeper in its seat underan'y conditions. To permit application and' removal of'the, stop nut 58,

the inner corners of the walls defining the slot 60 are cut away, as indicated at 6 I -6 I'. to provide an opening larger than the circumferenceof said nut.

tion illustrated in Figures 11 to 14 inclusive, my improved detachable hinge means for the floor rack section comprises broadly a keeper member G set into the side wall of thecar; a hinge butt H; and a hinge arm K. r is The keeper member G is preferably in the form of an elongated casting provided with a pocket 62 opening through the front wall of the keeper, as indicated at 63. This pocket is located between the ends, slightly off center with respect to-the length of said casting, as seen in Figure 13, the displacement being to the left of the center. A cylindrical bore or seat 64 parallel tothe length of said casting opens into-the pocket 62' at thealeft hand side of thelatter, asseen in Figure 13. The

seat 64' is preferably spaced. slightly fromthe topand bottom walls, respectively, of said pocket, as

t opposite: sidesclearly indicated Figure 1 1. of the pocket 62, the casting is provided with outwardly opening seats 65-65 adapted to accommodate the nuts of the bolts by which the casting is secured to the wall 23-, as hereinafter pointed out. The keeper casting G is seated in a suitable recess in the wall 23, this recess being of'such a depth that the front face of the casting is flush with the inner face or surface of the wall 23.. A

pair of bolts 66-66 extending through the wall 23' and opposite ends of said casting into the seats 65-65- serve to' secure the keeper casting to the wall 23, the casting being secured by nuts threaded on said bolts and accommodated in the seats The hinge butt member H comprises an elongated plate section 61 provided with ap-air'cf upstanding, laterally, outwardly projecting hinge ears or lugs 68-68 at the central portion thereof,

the lugs being spaced laterally apart a distance corresponding to the spacing between two adjacent slats 21-27 of the rack section 26. As clearly shown in Figure 14, the opening between the lugs 68-68 register with the opening between said adjacent slats. The platelike section of the hinge butt is provided with horizontally Referring'next to the embodiment of the invenwhich slots are in horizontal alignment.

disposed slots 69-69 at opposite ends thereof,

hinge butt is secured to the vertical outer face of the outermost stringer 28 of the rack section 26 by bolts 18-10 extending through said stringer and the slots 69-69 of the plate section of the hinge butt. As-shown the threaded ends of the bolts extend through the slots 69-69 and nuts H-H are threaded on said ends to clamp the hinge butt in fixed position. As will be evident, when the nuts! l-'! l 'are'loosened thehinge butt may be slid from right to left, as viewed in Figure 14; theslots 69-69 permitting such adjustment.

The hinge arm K is in the form of a relatively Wide bar having reenforcing ribs 12-12 along its outer edges. The inner end of the arm K is pivotally connected to the ears 68-68 of the hinge butt H by a pivot pin 13 extending through said ears and the arm. As shown'most clearly in Figure 14, the arm K is engaged between the ears 68-68 and is in alignment with the opening between the adjacent slats 21-21 of the rack section 26 when the hinge butt H is in the position shown in said figure, so that the arm may swing freely between said slats. The outer or left hand' end of the arm K, as seen in Figure 11, is provided with a laterally projecting lug 14' on one side thereof, said lug, as shown in Figures 12 and 13,

being on the left of the arm. The lug T4 is of cylindrical cross section and of a size to be accommodated in the seat 64. This lug provides, in

effect, a hook on the outer end of the arm which is engaged within the keeper member G to anchor the floor rack section to'the side wall of the car.

This hooked end of the arm K is of such a size that it will pass freely through the opening 63 of the pocket 62 of the keeper member G so that it may be readily entered into said pocket of the keeper for engagement of the lug 74 with the seat 64 and withdrawn from said pocket after disengagement of the lug from the seat.

The same means is employed as disclosed in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive to hold the arm K in the positionshown in Figure 11 and prevent downward swinging movement thereof on the lug 14, the arm K being provided with a shoulder corresponding to the shoulder 46 of the arm D- and also indicated by 46, and the keeper G being provided with a shoulder corresponding to the shoulder 36' of the keeper B and also indicated by 36. As will be evident, with the parts disposed, as shown in Figures 11 to 14 inclusive, the rack section is securely anchored to the car wall and is swingable on the pivotal connections between the arms K-K and the hinge butts H-H of the several hinge means employed to move the rack from the full line horizontal position shown in Figure 11 to the vertical position shown in dotted lines in said figure, or swing the same in the reverse direction.

To remove the rack section, the nuts 'H-ll of the bolts of each hinge butt H are first loosened. The hinge butts are then slid to the left, as seen in Figure 14, and inasmuch as the hinge arm K is pivotally connected to the hinge butt between the ears 68-68 thereof, this arm will be moved laterally with the hinge butt, thereby effecting disengagement of the lug 14' from the seat 64 of the keeper G. After the'lug has been thus disengaged, the rack section is pulled away from the side wall of the car, thus withdrawing the arm K from the corresponding keeper G, the hooked end of the arm K passing freely through the opening of the keeper, as hereinbefore point- The ed out. The rack section which has thus been disconnected from the side wall, by lateral adjustment of all of the hinge butt members H of said rack section, may then be completely removed from the car.

In connecting the rack sections to the side wall of the car, the operation is substantially the reverse of that described, the hinge butt H of each hinge means being first adjusted so that the arm K, which is hinged thereto, is positioned with the hooked end thereof in registration with the opening of the pocket 62 of the corresponding keeper G. After so adjusting all of said hinge :butts of the section, the latter is pushed toward the side wall of the car to enter the hooked ends of the arms K--K into the pockets of the keepers. Each hinge butt is then slid from left to right, as viewed in Figure 14, to bring the same to the position shown in said last named figure and seat the lug 14 of the arm K within the seat 64. Each hinge butt H is then locked in its adjusted position by tightening the nuts 'H-'H of the bolts 69-459.

In this connection itis pointed out that when all of the rack sections forming the complete fioor rackhave been thus applied to the car, the hooked ends of the hinge arms cannot become disengaged from the keepers by displacement of said hooked ends from their seats, because, due

to engagement of the assembled rack sections with each other, sliding movement of each individual rack section lengthwise of the car with resultant similar displacement of the hinge arms is positively prevented. j

I have herein shown and described what I now consider the preferred manner of carrying out my invention, but the same is merely illustrative and I contemplate all changes and modifications that come within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. In a floor rack structure including a separate rack section for a refrigerator car having a side wall, the combination with a socketed keeper secured to said side wall; of a hinge arm pivoted at one end to said rack section, said arm having a laterally projecting lug at the other end detachably engageable with said keeper; and a shoulder on said arm having shouldered engagement with said keeper to hold the arm against downward swinging movement about said lug.-

2. In means for swingingly supporting a member, the combination with a fixed keeper, said keeper having a socket provided with a vertically slotted front wall, said socket being open'below said front wall; a hinge butt secured to said member; a hinge arm pivoted at one end to said hinge butt and having lugs at the other end engageable in back of said front wall of the socket with the adjacent portion of said arm accommodated in said slot; and a depending abutment portion on said arm having shouldered engagement with the keeper below said front wall thereof to hold said arm against downward swinging movement with respect to said keeper.

3. In hinge means for a swingable rack, the combination with a hingebutt adapted to be fixed to said rack; of a hinge arm pivotally connected at one end to said hinge butt for swinging movement in a vertical plane, said arm having oppositely projecting anchoring lugs at the other end; and a fixed keeper, said keeper having a vertical front wall and an entrance opening below said wall, said front wall being vertically slotted to accommodate the second named end of the arm with the lugs of said arm engaged in back of said wall, said arm having a depending portion in shouldered engagement with the keeper to support said arm against swinging movement with respect to the keeper and maintain said lugs in shouldered engagement with said front wall, said depending portion of said arm being disengaged from the keeper when the rack and attached hinge butt are lifted to permit said arm to swing downwardly under the influence of gravity to disengage the lugs from said front wall of the keeper.

4. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from a vertical wall, the combination with a keeper fixed to said wall; of a vertically swingable hinge arm pivoted at one end to said member, said arm having means at the other end thereof for detachably anchoring the same to the keeper; and a shoulder on said keeper for supporting said arm to hold said means anchored to the keeper, said arm being slidable on said shoulder by raising of the pivoted end of the arm to disengage said anchoring means from the keeper.

5. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from a vertical wall, the combination with a keeper secured to said wall, said keeper having a socket provided with a front wall and an opening below said front wall; of

' a hinge arm pivoted at one end to said member,

said arm having an anchoring lug at the other end engaged in back of'said front wall of the keeper, said second named end of thearm being movable through said opening to engage said lug and disengage the same from the keeper; a bolt for attaching the keeper to said vertical wall, said bolt extending into said socketand projecting toward said front wall of the keeper, said projecting end of the bolt being spaced from said keeper wall a distance to not obstruct passage of said second named end of the arm through said opening of the keeper; and a nut removably threaded on said projecting end of the'bolt and restricting the space between said bolt and front wall of the pocket to an extent to prevent passage of said second named end of said arm. 1

6. In hinge means for supporting a member from a wall, the combination with a hinge arm pivoted at one end to said member; of a keeper engaging anchoring head at the other end of said arm; a keeper with which said head is en'- gageable, said keeper being in the form of a cylindrical cap; and a single fastening element for said cap, disposed axially thereof and extending through said wall.

7. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from a wall, the combination with an arm hinged at one end to said member; of a keeper engaging anchoring head at the other end of said arm; a cylindrical cap-shaped keeper seated in said wall, said cap having an inner wall provided with a central threaded opening; and a securing bolt having threaded engagement with said opening for clamping the keeper to said wall.

8. In hinge means for swingingly sup-porting keeper having back and front walls, said front wall being provided with a cross-shaped slot comprising sections intersecting at right angles, each of said sections of the slot being of an overall length to freely admit said lugs, and of a width to admitsaid arm; and means securing said-socket to said upright wall.

9. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from an upright wall, the combination with a cylindrical cap-shaped keeper having front and rear walls, :said rear wall being ;pro-

projecting lugs at the other end of said arm, said arm being of a thickness less than the width of the opening of either of said slot sections, and said lugs being of a sizeto pass freely through the openings of either of said slot sections.

10. In hinge means "for swingingly supporting a member {from avertically disposed wall,the combination with a keeper secured to said wall; of a hinge butt; an arm pivotedat one end to said butt and having a laterally projecting hookshaped head at the other end engageable with said keeper by lateral displacement ofsaid arm; and means for adjustably clamping said hinge but tto said member; v 7

1-1. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from :a vertically disposed wall, the

v combination with a keeper fixed to said wall; of

a:hinge butt havinga base which -is horizontally slotted; a bolt engagedthrou'gh said 'slot ior'adjustablyclamping said hinge butt to said member; and :an :arm hinged at one. end to said hinge butt and having the other end laterally hooked I for engagement with said keeper.

12. In hinge means for swingingly supporting a member from a vertically disposed wall, the

combination with a -floorrack section; of a keeper secured to said wall, said keeper havingjan outwardly opening apocket having interior side,

walls, one of .said side walls having a horizone tally disposed seat opening laterally Eintosaid pocket; a hinge -butt having a platelike base portion provided with horizontal slots; securing bolts extending through said slots foradjustablyysecuring said hinge butt -to saidcmember; and an arm pivoted atone end to said hinge butt, the other end .of said arm extending into the pocket of the keeper and having a horizontally disposed, laterally prgjecting lug thereon engaged in said seat.

' with the keeper below the point of engagement of the lug with said shouldered portions of the keeperto hold the arm against downward swinging lmovementon said lug in laterally extended position with respect to said wall while said rack is swung .to .said upright position, said arm pivoting .on its shouldered engagement with the keeper when the inner end of the rack is lifted to therebyrdisengage the lug from said inwardly facing shouldered portion of the keeper.

1 4. ;In hinge means, the combination with :a hingeibutt; of akeeper secured in fixed position; a hinge arm; pivot means hingedly connecting said hinge butt :to one end of said arm, said arm having anchoring lugs at the other end, said keeper .having an opening through whichsaid second named end of the arm may pass .to, bring the lugs thereof into shouldered engagementwith the keeper; and stop means for preventing removal -of said 'lugs from shouldered engagement with the tkeeper,-including a detachable element blocking the passage of said second namedend of 3 the .arm through the opening of the keeper.

v .15. In hinge means for hinging a floor rack, normally resting on a fioor, to a vertical wall, the combination with a vertically disposed keeper secured to said wall; of a supporting shoulder at the lower endofcthe keeper; a vertically disposed front wall on said keeper having its bottom edge above said shoulder in spaced relation theretoyan arm hinged at one end to said floor racklto permit swinging movement of :the latter on saidarmdo upright position alongside said 13.'In hinge means for swingingly supporting a rack from a vertical wall-to be folded against said wall in upright position, the combination with a keeper adapted to be fixed in said wall,

wall; and an anchoring lug at the other end of "said arm in shouldered engagement-with the back or said-frontwall of ,the keeper, said arm at said .last named end being .supported on said shoulder against downward swinging movement on said lug, said arm. being .swingable with respect to the rack when the latter is lifted at its inner edge toposition said last named end of the armv together with said lug to pass freely through the opening of said keeper between said shoulderv and the loweredge of said front wall ofthekee'per. 1

. V WILLIAM M. DWYER. 

